“In my experience, addiction is this: the perpetual throwing of oneself over a cliff. It can take many forms—alcohol, drugs, sex, even front line activism—but the goal is always to put oneself at risk, to run from being still. Stillness means that, eventually, you must turn to the truth.”
My Struggle with Sobriety
Melanie Lefebvre | The Walrus | January 8, 2021 | 5,099 words
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